20250AB__243699INT INTRODUCED 2026-02-20 REVISED 2026-04-15 2025 AB INT Introduced by Assembly Member Fong (Coauthors: Assembly Members Harabedian, McKinnor, Sanchez, Schultz, Solache, Zbur , Alanis, and Schiavo ) (Coauthors: Senators Gonzalez , Richardson , and Rubio ) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR SENATE Gonzalez COAUTHOR SENATE Richardson COAUTHOR SENATE Rubio

An act to amend and repeal

Section of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.

The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the segments of public postsecondary education in the state.

Existing law establishes uniform residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of tuition and fees to be paid by students of public postsecondary education institutions. Existing law, until July 1, 2032, entitles a Team USA student athlete, as defined, who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to resident classification for the purpose of determining tuition and fees.

After July 1, 2032, existing law entitles an amateur student athlete in training at the United States Olympic Training Center in the City of Chula Vista to resident classification for that same purpose. These provisions apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable.

This bill would remove the July 1, 2032, sunset provision, and make conforming changes, thereby extending the provisions that entitle a Team USA student athlete who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to resident classification indefinitely. To the extent the bill would require community college districts to exempt more students from nonresident tuition, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.

Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. MAJORITY NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Education Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2022, is amended to read: 68083. (

a) Any Team USA student athlete who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is entitled to resident classification for tuition and fee purposes until the athlete has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident. (

b) The student athlete shall certify their participation in an Olympic or Paralympic elite level training program through supporting documentation from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee verifying eligibility, and shall submit the supporting documentation to the campus they are attending at the California State University, University of California, or California Community Colleges. (

c) For purposes of this section, “Team USA student athlete” means any student athlete who meets the eligibility standards defined and approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and by the national governing body for the sport in which the athlete competes. (d)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>This

section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2032, and, as of January 1, 2033, is repealed.</xhtml:p>"?>

SEC. 2.

Section of the Education Code , as added by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2022, is repealed. <caml:Num>68083.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_ECFB13C7-92BE-4FAF-96AC-FFF4E0E3C7A1"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>(a)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Any amateur student athlete in training at the United States Olympic Training Center in the City of Chula Vista is entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes until the student athlete has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>For purposes of this section, “amateur student athlete” means any student athlete who meets the eligibility standards established by the national governing body for the sport in which the athlete competes.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>This

section shall become operative on July 1, 2032.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection>"?>

SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to

Part 7 (commencing with

Section 17500) of Division of Title of the Government Code. REVISIONS: Heading—Line and 3.